Combination tie and collar support



Au 30, 193; E, MCKEEN 11,875,251

COMBINATION TIE AND COLLAR SUPPORT Filed Mgzrch 28, 1932 fizvemz of IGEOEGE EM /fiEEN Patented Aug. 30, 1932 @NtT-ED STTES Ear GEORGE E.MCKEEN, F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA COMBINATION TIE AND COLLAR SUPPORTApplication filed March 28,

combination tie and. collar support comprising a cross bar adapted to befitted between the collar band and the tie knot and having legs providedwith means adapted to engage 19 the points or corners of a collarwhereby said corners will be prevented from rolling upwardly andexcessively spreading.

A further object is to provide a' device of the class describedcomprising a cross bar, and a pair of spaced resilient legs having meansat their lower ends for engaging the points of the collar to secure thelatter thereto, and recesses being provided at the junctures betweensaid cross bar and said legs 33 adapted to receive the tie band, wherebythe tie will be firmly held in place in the collar and the points of thecollar will also be re-; tained in proper position.

A further object is to provide an inexpen- 53 sive combination tie andcollar support constructed of a single strand of spring wire and havingmeans for engaging the points of the collar, and other means forengaging the collar and tie bands, whereby the collar and tie may beretained in their proper places upon the wearer.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the followingdescription and accompanying drawing and will be pointed out in theannexed claims.

In theaccornpanying drawing, there has been disclosed a structuredesigned to carry out the various objects of the invention, but it is tobe understood that the invention is not confined to the exact featuresshown as various changes may be made within the scope of the claimswhich follow:

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view showing the device at tached to a collar;

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the device removed from thecollar;

Figure 3 is an enlarged cross sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 1,showing the tie 1932. Serial No. 601,588

band fitted into the recesses provided at the upper portion of thedevice; and

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail showing the means provided at the lowerends of the legs for engaging the collar.

In the selected embodiment of the invention here shown, for purposes ofdisclosure, there is illustrated in Figures 1 and 3, a collar 2comprising the usual points or corners 3 and neck band 4. A tie 5 isshown in combination with the collar and comprises the usual knot 6 andthe tie band 7.

The novel device featured in this invention is best shown in Figure 2,and comprises a cross bar 8 which referably is curved as shown, and isprovi ed at its ends with suitable recesses 9 and a pair of resilientlegs 11.

The device is made from a single strand of spring wire which is bent asshown in'Fig. 2,

so as to provide upstanding portions 12, each of which defines a wall ofone of the recesses 9. These recesses are adapted to receive the tieband 7, as shown in Figure 3.

The terminals 13 at the free ends of the legs 11 are sharpened wherebythey may penetrate the material of the collar, as shown at 14 in Figure3, so as to retain the device in proper position upon the collar. Theend portions of the legs 11 are preferably bent so as to form loops 15,having their upper portions 16 substantially horizontally disposed asshown in Figure 4, so as to limit the penetration of the terminals 13.

In use, the device is attached to the collar as shown in Figure 1. Tothus attach the device to the collar, the cross bar 8 is insertedbetween the collar band 4 and the tie band 7,

as shown in Figure 3, whereby the portions 12 at the upper ends of thelegs 11 will be positioned between the body 2 of the collar and the tieband 7. The terminals 13 are then inserted into the material of thecollar points 3, as shown at 14 in Figure 3. When the device is attachedto the collar vas above described, the tie knot 6 cannot slide downward-1y out of place, and the points or corners 3 of the collar will alwaysbe held in their normal straight positions by the legs 11, as shown inFigure 1.

The points 13 are preferably inserted into not be seen when in use.

the usual seams provided at the edges of the collar, as shown in Figure1, so as not to pierce the collar. When the legs are thus positioned,the device will be concealed by the wings of the collar and the tie sothat it can- The cross bar 8 is shaped so that it may readily andquickly be inserted between the collar and tie bands, after which theterminals 13 of the leg 11 are engaged with the points of the collar, asshown in Figures 1 and 3. The recesses 9 provided at the upper portionof the device are very important in that they receive the tie band andcooperate to hold it in place in the upper fold of the collar, as shownin Figure 3, which makes it impossible for the tie to becomedisarranged. The extreme simplicity of the device is such that it may bemanue factured at a very small cost, as compared to devices of thisgeneral character now in use.

I claimas my invention 1. A combination tie and collar support formedfrom a single strand of wire and comprising a cross bar provided withlegs extending downwardly therefrom, means at the ends of said legs forsecuring them to a soft collar adjacent the corners or points thereof,and said cross bar being provided at its ends with suitable recessesadapted to receive the lower edge of a neck tie band to thereby retainsaid band in position in the upper portion of the collar.

2. A combination tieandcollar support formed from a single strand ofwire and comprising a cross bar adapted to be fitted between a tie knotand the neck band of a operating to form U-shaped recesses adapted toreceive the lower edge of a necktie band, said upwardly bent portionshaving resilient legs extending downwardly therefrom and provided withterminal hooks adapted to engage the material of the collar adjacent tothe lower corners or points thereof, whereby the collar points will beheld in proper place and the tie band and knot will also be retained inplace in the upper portion of the collar, and means for limiting thepenetration of said terminal hooks in the material of the collar.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 25 day of March,1932.

GEORGE E. McKEEN.

collar or shirt, said cross bar having means portion of the collar andalso to hold the depending corners or joints of the collar in properplace.- i

3. A combination tie and collar support comprising a cross bar adaptedto be fitted between a tie band and the neck band of a collar or shirt,said cross bar being provided at its ends with downwardly, andoutwardly, and u wardly ,bent portions cooperating to form -shapedrecesses adapted to receive the lower edge of a neck tie band, and saidcrossbar having downwardly extending resilient legs provided withterminal hooks adapted to engage the material of the collar adjacent tothe lower corners or points thereof, whereby the collarpoints will beheld in proper place and the tie band and knot will

